Between 1982 and 1990, the United States Congress enacted a series of laws designed to inform victims and witnesses of crime of their rights and positions in the criminal justice system. The last of the series, the Victims' Rights and Restitution Act of 1990, imposed a duty on departments and agencies of the United States engaged in detecting, investigating, or prosecuting crimes, and incarcerating those convicted, to see that victims are accorded specific rights and certain services. Congress …
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…Secretary, Washington, D.C., Released: October 7, 1999. Sexual Assault Victim Intervention (SAVI) Program, OPNAV Instruction 1752.1a; Department of the Navy, Office of the Chief of Naval Operations, Washington, D.C., Signed: March 23, 1998. Victim and Witness Assistance Program, OPNAV Instruction 5800.7; Department of the Navy, Office of the Chief of Naval Operations, Washington, D.C., Signed: April 30, 1996. Victim and Witness Assistance Program, SECNAV Instruction 5800.11a; Department of the Navy, Office of the Secretary, Washington, D.C., Signed: June 16, 1995.